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Elizabeth Gilbert guides creative people on how to overcome their mental blocks Published Nov 15, 2015 06:59am

The award-winning book is a powerful commentary on the broken American dream Published Oct 18, 2015 06:45am

For a novel about death and the afterlife, Neil Smith’s Boo is anything but dreary Published Aug 23, 2015 06:37am

Edward St Aubyn’s Lost for Words effectively satirises the world of literary prizes Published Jul 05, 2015 06:20am

Emma Healey’s prize-winning novel lives up to its hype Published Apr 05, 2015 07:27am

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TO those fortunate enough to have known him, Akhtar bin Shahid Jafri, or simply A.B.S., was a towering personality.... Published Nov 09, 2014 07:16am

MEDIA Safety in Pakistan: A Study of Threats to Journalists in Pakistan, published by the Pakistan Institute for... Published Nov 09, 2014 07:16am

BACK in the day, I wrote a piece in Dawn op-ed on feminism, saying something like feminism needed to be more... Published Sep 29, 2014 04:42pm

Akhil Sharma’s Family Life is shaping up to be quite the literary sensation here in the US. There was Meg... Published Jun 22, 2014 06:12am

THERE’S a bit in Gary Shteyngart’s memoir, Little Failure, in which he recounts how his parents call him,... Published Apr 06, 2014 07:49am

“One day I will tell you the story of my life and you will be amazed.” So said Pauline, Emma Brockes’ mother,... Published Dec 22, 2013 07:49am

The trouble with reading a book that has garnered a lot of bad press is that you’ve been set up to have an opinion... Published Nov 24, 2013 07:51am

The Interestings’ main appeal is that its themes are easily relatable to anyone who has belonged to a circle of friends Published Oct 21, 2013 12:23pm

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David Sedaris goes to the dentist. David Sedaris gets a colonoscopy. David Sedaris nearly bursts into tears when a... Published Jul 21, 2013 02:48pm